Member Profile

First Name

Briony

Surname

Coote

PHANZA Joining Date

2003

Region

Wellington

Specialities

local history, proofreading, editing

About Me

Briony Coote graduated with a Diploma in Proofreading, Editing and Publishing from New Zealand Institute of Business Studies in 2008. Briony has always been fascinated with language, writing and rules of grammar.

 

A Public History Researcher

Briony also holds a Masters in Public History and an honours degree in History from Victoria University of Wellington. She is academically trained in conducting research projects. She combines her passions of language, research and writing through proofreading and editing for others.

Briony’s research work includes written public histories and background for:
Lower Hutt-Waiwhetu Peace Group
New Zealand Futures Trust
Petone Settlers Museum, Petone, New Zealand

Publications and Research

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A Tale of Two Cenotaphs, Lower Hutt Historical Society, Lower Hutt 2005

A Thirty Year Saga of Long-Term Planning in New Zealand, Future Times, Vol. 3, Wellington 2005

Visitor pamphlet: A Brief History of Carter Observatory, Wellington

 

History

Member for

4 years 51 weeks